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THIS WEEK IN SPACE
Stephen Hawking warns us about aliens, the military launches a space shuttle, NASA helps keep an eye on oil slick off Louisiana, and the countdowns are on for Atlantis' final scheduled flight and Falcon 9's inaugural flight.
COSMONAUT TAKES CONTROL OF RESUPPLY SHIP'S DOCKING
The International Space Station's Russian commander took manual control of an approaching cargo ship Saturday, overriding the freighter's autopilot after it experienced an apparent problem getting oriented toward the outpost.
SATELLITES KEY TO PREDICTING GULF OIL SPILL'S NEXT MOVE
The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico has caught the eyes of orbiting satellites, which have collected wide-angle and high-resolution snapshots of the growing catastrophe for analysis by emergency responders.
FIRST FALCON 9 ROCKET WILL FLY NO SOONER THAN MAY 11
SpaceX is planning to launch their first Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than May 11, but the flight could slip until at least late May as the Air Force continues reviewing the private booster's destruct package.
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THIS WEEK IN SPACE
Stephen Hawking warns us about aliens, the military launches a space shuttle, NASA helps keep an eye on oil slick off Louisiana, and the countdowns are on for Atlantis' final scheduled flight and Falcon 9's inaugural flight.
COSMONAUT TAKES CONTROL OF RESUPPLY SHIP'S DOCKING
The International Space Station's Russian commander took manual control of an approaching cargo ship Saturday, overriding the freighter's autopilot after it experienced an apparent problem getting oriented toward the outpost.
SATELLITES KEY TO PREDICTING GULF OIL SPILL'S NEXT MOVE
The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico has caught the eyes of orbiting satellites, which have collected wide-angle and high-resolution snapshots of the growing catastrophe for analysis by emergency responders.
FIRST FALCON 9 ROCKET WILL FLY NO SOONER THAN MAY 11
SpaceX is planning to launch their first Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than May 11, but the flight could slip until at least late May as the Air Force continues reviewing the private booster's destruct package.
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